Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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